Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
the Aditya Birla Group of companies will be setting up a 450 megawatt power project at Mangalore, Karnataka, at an estimated cost of Rs 2,300 crore. It has formed an energy development company for implementing the project, which is scheduled for completion within the next six months. The project envisages …
ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant will be closed down permanently from December 15, 2000. "It's a political decision and the closing of the plant would be a historic event,' Ukraine's president Leonid Kuchma said. ekor , a newly developed silicon polymer coating will be used to
the last 15 years have seen a virtual explosion of intergovernmental negotiations to formulate global environmental treaties. This ecological globalisation is the result of the ongoing process of economic growth and globalisation which has linked the world's economies and now threatens to overuse the world's ecological systems to fulfill national …
spanish farmers are growing genetically modified ( gm ) artichokes ( Cynara scolymus ) with a height of three metres to produce electricity in special power stations . The monster vegetables boast seven-metre long roots and will be used to generate power for 60,000 people when operations in the northern …
madison town in New York has been chosen as the site for a new project to harness wind power for producing electricity. Estimated to cost us $16-million, the project has been undertaken by us company pg&e; Generating, which owns a fleet of conventional coal and gas-powered plants and some hydroelectric …
Bhutan's biggest revenue earner, the Chukha Hydro Power Corporation (CHPC) produced a record 1,943.741 million units (Mu) of power in 1999, exceeding its previous year's production by 163 Mu. "We are overjoyed that we have been able to achieve this record generation during the Silver Jubilee Year of His Majesty's …
Daewoo Power India Ltd has pulled out of the 1,070 mw Korba (east) thermal power project in central India, becoming the third foreign firm to withdraw from Indian power projects this year.
american Electric Power ( aep ) Company officials said it could cost over us $2 billion for the company to install pollution controls systems. The Environmental Protection Agency ( epa ) had asked aep to do so in response to a lawsuit filed against six utility companies. The generating capacity …
the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (cag) has pulled up the Department of Atomic Energy (dae) for sluggish execution of its nuclear power projects. The cag says the slow pace will make it "impossible' for the department to accomplish its target of adding 7,880 megawatts of energy by the …
The Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over the financial mess in the Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB) and asked the Delhi government to file an affidavit detailing steps taken for privatisation of the board. A division bench comprising Justices G T Nanavati and S N Phukan observed "If you are …
the Finland government has appointed a committee to compare the country's energy tax rates with those in other parts of the world. In the long-run, this exercise will indicate the potential of raising eco-taxes. The committee, appointed by the Economic Council which comprises government officials, representatives of trade unions, employers …
farmers and residents of South Gippsland, Australia, have warned the state government that it will face protests and blockades if a proposed high-voltage overhead power line is allowed to pass through the region. About 1,300 people attended a meeting in the South Gippsland town of Leongatha recently to discuss the …
after another disastrous year, the Delhi Vidyut Board (dvb) has prepared an action plan to meet the requirement of the city during the summer next year. According to a technical committee member of the dvb, the board is also planning to install a new power plant. "It will cost around …
The Sri Lankan ministry of irrigation and power has decided to explore the possibility of harnessing wind potential to meet the country's growing demand for power. According to the minister for power, Anuruddha Ratwatte, a feasibility study would soon be conducted and would cover the whole island to assess the …
according to a recent discussion paper prepared by the World Wide Fund for Nature, increasing privatisation and globalisation of the power sector will lead to ecological destruction and more displacement of people. The paper entitled
DANISH FIRM IN INDIA: A S Velfrost, a US $200-million Danish freezer and deep freezer manufacturer, is considering India as a possible manufacturing base, its first outside Denmark. According to executives, a deal is being negotiated with Blue Star India for a joint venture. However, the plans have not taken …
In the second sellout within a year, the 520 mw Korba West Power project has changed hands yet again from the Delhi-base Kedias to a foreign consortium of Electrogen Alpha Ltd of US and Korea Heavy Industries Construction Company Ltd of Korea. The RPG group had earlier sold of the …
The Kerala High court has admitted a writ petition challenging the proposed 500-MW naphtha power project in the private sector. The project is to be set up at district Kannur with an estimated cost of Rs 1,750 crore. C Rajan filed the petition on behalf of the Association for Protection …
oil explorations: The Chinese Oil Company for Exploration and Development and the International wing of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for taking up exploration activities, particularly in the Third World. The MoU was signed at the 15th World Petroleum Congress held recently …
